As Time Goes By
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As Time Goes By is a British television sitcom best known for its gentle, character-driven humor and the rekindled romance between its two late-middle-aged protagonists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| As Time Goes By canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9347492 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: As Time Goes By Context triple: [Joan Sims, notableWork, As Time Goes By]
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A.
As Time Goes By
"As Time Goes By" is a classic popular song from the early 1930s that became iconic through its prominent, romantic use in the film Casablanca.
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B.
An Evening in Paris
An Evening in Paris is a 1967 Hindi romantic thriller film, noted for its exotic European setting, stylish music, and one of Sharmila Tagore’s most iconic screen performances.
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C.
September Song
"September Song" is a popular 1938 American standard composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, known for its melancholic reflection on aging and the passage of time.
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D.
The Way You Look Tonight
"The Way You Look Tonight" is a classic popular song, introduced by Fred Astaire and later an Academy Award winner, that has become a jazz and pop standard covered by numerous artists.
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E.
Only Time
"Only Time" is a widely recognized New Age ballad by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal vocals and use in numerous films, commercials, and memorial tributes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: As Time Goes By Target entity description: As Time Goes By is a British television sitcom best known for its gentle, character-driven humor and the rekindled romance between its two late-middle-aged protagonists.
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A.
As Time Goes By
"As Time Goes By" is a classic popular song from the early 1930s that became iconic through its prominent, romantic use in the film Casablanca.
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B.
An Evening in Paris
An Evening in Paris is a 1967 Hindi romantic thriller film, noted for its exotic European setting, stylish music, and one of Sharmila Tagore’s most iconic screen performances.
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C.
September Song
"September Song" is a popular 1938 American standard composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, known for its melancholic reflection on aging and the passage of time.
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D.
The Way You Look Tonight
"The Way You Look Tonight" is a classic popular song, introduced by Fred Astaire and later an Academy Award winner, that has become a jazz and pop standard covered by numerous artists.
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E.
Only Time
"Only Time" is a widely recognized New Age ballad by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal vocals and use in numerous films, commercials, and memorial tributes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television sitcom ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Alistair Deacon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Pargetter NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Hardcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Colin Bostock-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Sydney Lotterby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC Worldwide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAgeingProtagonists | true ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1992 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
family dynamics
ⓘ
relationships ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | As Time Goes By NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEpisodes | true ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffOrSpecial | As Time Goes By: Reunion Specials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease | DVD ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2005 ⓘ |
| notableFor | gentle character-driven humor ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 60 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 9 ⓘ |
| openingThemeComposer | Herman Hupfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| producer | Deddie Doubtfire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| starring |
Frank Middlemass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geoffrey Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny Funnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Sims NERFINISHED ⓘ Judi Dench NERFINISHED ⓘ Moira Brooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Bretherton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
late-middle-aged protagonists
ⓘ
rekindled romance ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Larbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: As Time Goes By Description of subject: As Time Goes By is a British television sitcom best known for its gentle, character-driven humor and the rekindled romance between its two late-middle-aged protagonists.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Judi Dench
subject surface form:
Judith Olivia Dench